what's the term to mean: can't explain how one feels

[MedicinePowder]

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i remember reading about depression and sometimes patients can't express how they feel or don't know how to word their feelings. anyone know the term for that? thanks, i can't seem to find the term anywhere.

 

[psychgeek]

Is Alexithymia the term you're looking for?

 

[primadonna22274]

Is Alexithymia the term you're looking for?

That's amazing. I've never heard that word before. Here's a link all about it...
http://www.alexithymia.info/faq.html

 

[MedicinePowder]

yea, that's the word that i was going nutz looking for. thanx. had an interesting patient present in my family medicine clerkship present with alexithymia. at the time, i was paralyzed as to how to proceed since usally patients tell you whats wrong. she spoke Spanish but she would point at her chest and say: i have this feeling, but i just don't know how to explain it. i questioned her for a while and she wasn't referring to physical pain. she did have a hx of depression.